Chatty Hollywood

The development of the matter is closer to Jenny and the agent’s guess, but there are also differences——

As the person who single-handedly facilitated the cooperation between Disney Pictures and Specter Studios, Disney Pictures Chairman Robert Iger was indeed confident after watching some of the rough cuts sent by the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Especially, if you compare the money Charlotte has spent recently——

"Charlotte Booth is indeed a master of saving money among Hollywood directors. The utilization rate of film is very high and the shooting progress is very fast. According to this situation, he will never be as practical as James Cameron. Expenses were nearly double the budget.”

——Although Disney has promised not to interfere with normal expenses within the budget, this does not mean that Robert Iger has completely let go.

——Basic financial supervision is still needed, otherwise it will be difficult for Iger to explain to Disney’s board of directors.

And this was exactly the job he gave to Philip Biermann.

However, according to Robert Egger's request, as long as Charlotte did not obviously misappropriate funds for personal use, Philip only needed to watch and listen instead of speaking.

Of course, Philip did not realize this at the beginning and did some unnecessary things.

However, faced with Charlotte's professional ability and authority, he finally realized his powerlessness to resist.

——Robert Egger has actually heard of related things.

However, he didn't react at all.

——Although to a certain extent, Charlotte's behavior towards Philip Biermann can be regarded as a kind of bullying, and it is not impossible to say that it is a slap in Disney's face.

However, whether money or face is more important, Iger, as a successful businessman, will naturally not be unclear.

——And in today's Hollywood, working with Charlotte Booth means money, a lot of dollars.

Because Iger is still very satisfied with Philip Biermann's approach of not amplifying the contradiction, but correcting his mistakes in a timely manner and returning to his own work position.

——In the view of the current chairman of Disney Pictures, as a manager, recognizing one's own strengths and weaknesses and letting professionals do what they are good at is sometimes more important than pure business ability.

But now, Philip Biermann's performance is qualified in his opinion.

Therefore, he asked his subordinate the question he had been thinking about——

"Do you think we should study the plan of filming the trilogy together that Charlotte Booth proposed before?"

"That's a big bet!"

As Disney's producer assigned to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew, Philip Bierman naturally knew about this.

He frowned, then relaxed and said,

"However, since you asked me this question, you are obviously tempted. And after a period of contact, I have indeed seen Director Charlotte's outstanding directing and production capabilities - this is what we have just seen. Cutting samples can prove it.”

"I believe that if this trilogy is directed and produced by director Charlotte, it will definitely be a success! But -"

"but what!?"

"But the biggest problem with this grand plan of three consecutive shootings is not the success rate, but the board of directors..."

"yes!"

Robert Egger sighed.

——"The enemy is on Capitol Hill" is not something that only the U.S. military will encounter.

In fact, in the commercial country of the United States, the boards of directors of large companies are to a certain extent the epitome of Congress.

Any plan that is too grand and radical will be opposed by them. This is the nature of businessmen to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

In this regard, even if Robert Egger is good at dancing, he is still very scratching his head.

"Maybe Mr. Michael Eisner could..."

Seeing his boss's helpless look, Philip Bierman, a good Disney employee, immediately made a suggestion that seemed feasible.

——After all, if you have any problems, go to the leader!

As the CEO of the Disney Group, Robert Iger's immediate boss, "tyrant" Eisner, although his control over the Disney board of directors has declined due to some failures in the past two years, if he can get his support, Iger will work harder on his own. , the plan for continuous filming of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy may not be approved.

But the problem is——

"Michael will not object, but he will not explicitly support this big plan!"

Robert Egger reveals the source of his headache.

"this……"

Philip Biermann didn’t ask “why?” the kind of question that newcomers to the workplace ask.

As a pioneer who worked at ABC Television Network for many years and was later transferred to Disney headquarters before his boss, Robert Iger, Philip had already figured out Disney's current problems.

——Disney "tyrant" Michael Eisner is not as tough and powerful as he appears.

——Especially in the field of live-action movies, which Michael Eisner has paid more attention to in recent years.

It's a bit ironic to say that as a CEO who has dominated Disney for sixteen years, although Michael Eisner brought Mickey Mouse from the bottom of the top seven in Hollywood to its current status, he wanted Disney Pictures to The direction of transformation - that is, the field of live-action movies, is exactly what he is not good at.

Even though he served as the president of Paramount Pictures in his early years, as an outstanding businessman, Eisner was always better at capital operations and business operations. As a pure film producer, he actually There is no outstanding vision and sufficient ability.

Of course, this is actually not a too serious problem——

An excellent boss does not need to have strong business capabilities, he just needs to make good use of capable people.

——At least, that’s the case when you have enough powerful talents and support system at your disposal.

However, Michael Eisner lacks this premise.

——Before Eisner, although Disney was also a member of the seven major Hollywood film companies, its skills were basically focused on animated films.

This has resulted in Disney lacking enough talents for live-action films, and the corresponding film selection, production and distribution system is also weak.

——A more popular saying is that the previous Disney lacked genes in the field of live-action movies.

This wasn't a problem at all when Michael Eisner was still cementing Disney's base in animated films;

But when he was preparing to lead Disney into the field of live-action films, the problem of lack of sufficient supporting talents became apparent.

In this case, if Eisner is a producer with excellent vision and ability in the field of live-action films, he can also rely on his own strength to promote Disney's live-action film department.

But he is not.

This makes Disney's transformation into the field of live-action films. Although the goal is clear, the actions are always confusing, and it feels like not knowing where to go.

Eisner himself has become more conservative in the field of live-action films due to several less successful projects.

——In Philip Bierman’s view, Michael Eisner himself has become the biggest obstacle to Disney’s transformation into live-action films that he advocates.

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